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Pokemon is back with a hit new gaming app
Paris (AFP) - With over 60 million downloads and an estimated $180 million in revenue since late October, a new...
Economic woes mount for Russia’s war machine
Warsaw (AFP) - Stubborn inflation, exorbitant borrowing costs, bankruptcy risks and a growth slowdown: the Russian economy is facing a...
US Fed expected to cut again, despite uncertain path ahead
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday and signal...
True blue tradition: how Japan’s coveted jeans are made
Kojima-ajino (Japan) (AFP) - Call it an antidote to fast fashion: Japanese jeans hand-dyed with natural indigo and weaved on...
One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok
Paris (AFP) - TikTok's breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has drawn intense scrutiny, particularly...
‘Everybody wants to be my friend’: Trump feels the love
Washington (AFP) - A shock outsider when he was first elected president eight years ago -- and a pariah when...
A US farm breeds pigs for human kidney transplants
Blacksburg (United States) (AFP) - On a farm in the southern US state of Virginia, David Ayares and his research...
Stock markets mostly drop awaiting Fed policy update
London (AFP) - Major stock markets mostly fell Tuesday as attention turned to the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy decision, with...
Markets mostly down as Fed gears up for interest rate decision
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most markets fell Tuesday as attention turned to the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy decision, with traders...
Brazil judge orders Adele song be pulled globally
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - A Brazilian judge has ordered a song by British pop superstar Adele, "Million Years Ago,"...
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